The man in black was shocked because that name was a huge taboo in the Heavenly Domain, or rather, in the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall.
If anyone dared to mention this woman in front of a cultivator from the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall, they would be considered to be deliberately causing trouble.
The problem was, how could this guy who ascended from the lower realm know this forbidden name?
Seeing his astonished expression, Ye Yun said coldly, "Stop the nonsense. Tell me everything you know, or else..."
He raised his sword, and the man in black trembled, quickly explaining.
"Regarding her, I only know what's in the records."
"I heard she ascended from Ascension Channel Number 100 tens of thousands of years ago."
Upon hearing this, Ye Yun raised an eyebrow and asked, "One hundred ascension channels? What does that mean?"
Seeing that he was unaware of the ascension channel system, the man in black explained the regulations.
"So that's how it is. And then?"
The man in black continued, "Afterward, for some unknown reason, the Hall Master sealed that ascension channel with great divine power and ordered several senior True Saint realm experts to guard it."
"As for Xing Wu, according to records, after ascending as a Quasi-Profound Immortal, she forcefully broke through our Divine Hall's blockade."
"For some years after that, she cultivated her demonic arts, killing countless people in the Heavenly Domain and causing great losses to our Heavenly Dao Divine Hall."
As he said this, he cautiously glanced at Ye Yun, who merely let out a cold hum.
"Anything else? Is that all?"
"Uh-huh, there's more!"
With the sword tip before him, the man in black could only frantically recall the history of Xing Wu that he had learned during the Divine Hall's history lessons.
"Legend has it that she possessed supreme swordsmanship and a Quasi-Emperor artifact called the Immortal Demon State Map."
"Also... she was the only person to be conferred the title of Emperor in the Heavenly Domain within a hundred years, with the title of Sword Emperor of Night, and she had many followers, collectively known as the Nightfall."
"Then, thousands of years ago, Divine Sword Mountain, which had declared its allegiance to our Divine Hall, was, for reasons unknown, annihilated by Xing Wu and the Nightfall. Millions of cultivators were slaughtered, and Divine Sword Mountain was flattened."
"At that time, the Divine Wind Sword Emperor was also severely injured. Since then, the One Hall and Four Mountains became the current One Hall and Three Mountains."
"However, after that battle, Xing Wu was also injured. Later, she was besieged and killed by the Hall Master leading a coalition army. The Nightfall also disbanded thereafter."
Having said this, seeing Ye Yun still staring at him, the man in black felt like crying.
"I swear, this is all I remember."
Heaven bore witness, he was even more serious than when he answered the history exam at the Divine Hall.
If he had known today would come, he would never have dozed off during the history class at the Divine Hall.
In fact, Ye Yun was deep in thought. According to this guy's description, Xing Wu was indeed an outright demonic immortal.
"It still feels a bit unlike that person's style..."
Ye Yun mused. Based on his interactions with Xing Wu, while she wasn't a good person, she wouldn't go around killing people for no reason.
But if her goal was to become stronger, then her getting injured and ending up on the Xuan Tian Continent clearly wasn't the case.
Revenge? That was possible. That person was indeed vengeful; even calling her an old woman almost got him devoured.
"But what kind of grudges could make her risk annihilation to destroy an entire sect..."
It wasn't intentional bias, but Ye Yun already had a poor impression of the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall, and their account of the events was indeed thought-provoking.
After all, history is written by the victors...
But regardless, after hearing this, Ye Yun had learned more about Xing Wu.
Ye Yun snapped back to attention and looked at the man in black, nodding.
"That's all about Xing Wu. I have a few more questions. Is Chaofeng Mountain far from the exit?"
Facing the immense threat of the Heavenly Dao Divine Hall, he still needed to secure a way out.
Fortunately, the man in black immediately replied, "Not far, not far. Chaofeng Mountain is in the neighboring Xuefeng Heavenly Continent. You can reach it quickly through the Heavenly Continent teleportation array."
"Heavenly Continent teleportation array? Where are they?"
"Basically, all large cities in the Heavenly Domain have them."
"Is that so... What about the Phoenix Empress? Is she a good person or a bad person?"
"Uh, she's considered good. I heard she treats her clansmen very well and is very low-key outside."
He paused, then added as if remembering something.
"Speaking of which, I heard that the Phoenix Empress has been recruiting a husband in recent years. I wonder what she's planning."
After all, she was the head of a clan, an empress of a realm, and a peak expert in the Heavenly Domain.
For such a being to publicly recruit a husband was a thousand-year rarity.
"Recruiting a husband? Could she be another strange woman like Xing Wu?"
Even Ye Yun found it peculiar, muttering to himself.
This made the man in black somewhat astonished and he tentatively asked.
"You... you know Xing Wu?"
"Sort of, we're quite familiar."
Ye Yun had no intention of letting him go and didn't mind keeping it a secret.
"Uh, what's your relationship?"
Hearing this, Ye Yun teased, "It's... a relationship of a forced kiss."
"What?!"
As expected, the man in black's expression was incredibly vivid.
"Stop joking. You forced a kiss on her? And you're still alive?"
"Who knows."
Ye Yun ignored his astonishment and continued.
"A few final questions. After I get out of here, where will I appear?"
Upon hearing that these were the last questions, the man in black quickly said.
"This passage doesn't have a reception area, so you'll appear inside our Discipline Hall."
Ye Yun's eyebrows twitched. Good heavens, he was going to confront the enemy's stronghold. He immediately asked again.
"What about the personnel?"
"There are several peak Saints, and the Discipline Chief, who is a Profound Immortal realm expert."
Then, fearing Ye Yun might not be intimidated, he added.
"Moreover, there's a branch of the Heavenly Dao Hall nearby, with many powerful cultivators stationed there. If something happens here, they'll know immediately."
"That's why you can't kill me! I can help you sneak out!"
Ye Yun looked at him kindly.
"Oh?"
"Yes!"
The man in black nodded repeatedly.
Ye Yun looked thoughtful.
"In that case, then I can only..."
Seeing that he was willing to agree, the man in black was overjoyed.
Judging by Ye Yun's questions, he was clearly extraordinary, likely the prophesied person.
As soon as he got out, he could call for reinforcements to capture Ye Yun, get promoted, and marry a celestial maiden!
But as he was thinking, Ye Yun sighed.
"No choice, then I can only force my way out."
"Wh—"
The man in black's expression froze, then his body went limp, and he was knocked unconscious by Ye Yun.
"Trust you? Do you really think I've lived two lifetimes for nothing?"
Ye Yun shook his head, then took his spatial ring, sealed the unconscious man's power, put a defensive layer on him, and tossed him into the spatial turbulence.
This way, he would only die in the spatial turbulence after some time, which was the least he could do for his safety.
And Heaven bore witness, he didn't kill the guy; the spatial turbulence here would tear him apart.
Then, Ye Yun looked at the sword in his hand, took a deep breath.
"Profound Immortal realm? It's not entirely impossible to fight..."
With his current trump cards, he had a chance to fight even against powerful opponents.
Besides, Xing Wu was outside. He should be outside too, and at the very least, they could team up to fight the enemy.